0:00 So today we're looking at the dumbest deaths recorded in human history number 10 cipus of soy our first story a philosopher who laughed himself to death Yes you heard that right died from laughter according to the ancient historian Josephus the famous Greek philosopher cipus of SOI died simply because he couldn't stop laughing who would have thought that a man so full of wisdom and logic would get taken out by something as simple as a laugh not exactly the sharpest exit for a philosopher is it now cryus wasn't just any philosopher this guy spent his life teaching people to control their emotions saying real wisdom was about mastering your impulses but all that wisdom couldn't save him from his own sense of humor it all started one afternoon when cryus was walking through
0:46 his garden when he saw a donkey munching on some figs pretty innocent scene right but for some reason this completely cracked him up and being the genius he was cryus decided to take it further he ordered a servant to give the donkey some wine you know to wash down the figs now keep in mind this guy spent his life teaching people how to stay calm and collected and yet he thought getting a donkey Tipsy was a brilliant idea as the donkey started sipping the wine cipus just lost it he laughed and laughed and he kept laughing and guess what he didn't stop he laughed so hard that he literally died yes you heard that right this great philosopher who dedicated his life to teaching about self control choked on his own laughter by the way in
1:33 case you're wondering how laughter can actually kill you extreme laughter can trigger things like affixation or Cardiac Arrest your body literally runs out of oxygen and if it's not stopped in time well you can end up like CPUs so yeah maybe tone it down next time you're watching cat videos number nine Han steininger a 16th century mayor from Austria now you'd think a mayor would be remembered for their leadership skills or maybe some groundbreaking policies but no Hans was famous for one thing and one thing only his ridiculously long beard and when I say long I mean nearly 4T long this beard wasn't just facial hair it was practically a local celebrity fast forward to 1567 and everything in H's town is going just
2:19 fine until disaster strikes the whole town catches fire and as you can imagine things get pretty chaotic Hans being the Practical man he was usually kept his Mass of beard tucked neatly into his jacket I mean safety first right because when you're rocking a 4-ft beard precautions are a must but in the midst of the panic with everyone running for their lives Hans forgot the most important safety tip of all tuck the beard and that's where things went very very wrong as the fire raged on Hans did what anyone would do he ran but with his beard trailing behind him like a fuzzy Cape disaster was inevitable and then it happened happened in a moment of pure tragic irony Hans tripped on what you
3:04 ask yep you guessed it his own beard one wrong step and down he went crashing to the ground in an epic slow motion fall unfortunately the fall was no joke Hans broke his neck and died on the spot all thanks to the very beard he'd spent years growing in the end H Steiner's beard the symbol of his pride became his downfall his long beard made him stand out in history but not quite in the way he'd hoped number eight escalus in the Golden Age of ancient Greece a Time full of great thinkers Fearless Warriors and famous playwrights there was escalus often called the father of tragedy escalus didn't just write plays he transformed Greek Theater from simple Coral performances into complex
3:50 multi-actor dramas his tragedies like Prometheus bound and the orista dealt with big themes of Fate Justice and the Gods while his plays were full of drama his own death was nothing short of well absurd one day while escalus was going about his Daily Business probably thinking about his next Masterpiece an eagle was flying overhead with its breakfast a tortoise now escalus was known not just for his plays but for his bald shiny head a perfect Target in the eyes of an eagle spotting his shiny head the bird thought ah a perfect Rock since Eagles are clever problem solvers they drop tortoises from high altitudes onto rocks to crack the hard shell and enjoy the soft flesh inside you know where this is going don't you with sharp eyes
4:37 and a hungry determination the eagle positioned itself above escalus is unsuspecting bald head and dropped the tortoise escalus still deep in thought about his next play didn't see it coming Wham the tortoise crashed down killing him instantly so next time you're out in the open keep an eye out for falling tortoises you never know when they'll strike number seven serur the mighty it was the year 892 CE on the cold windy Plains of Scotland sigur the mighty was a towering Viking warlord famous for his brutal conquests and legendary strength this guy wasn't just a warrior he was a force of nature feared by anyone who dared to cross his path but as mighty as he was in life his death was as unexpected and
5:23 absurd after a tough battle sigur had defeated his enemy a local leader named ma Bridget but Victory wasn't enough for sigurt he wanted to make a statement so in true Viking fashion he took the severed head of his Fallen enemy and tied it to his horse's saddle because why not Vikings were all about those Grizzly trophies as sigurd rode through the rugged Highlands the severed head bounced with each stride of the horse but here's the twist the severed head wasn't quite done with him yet as the horse galloped one of Mal Bridget's teeth scraped sigurd's leg at first it seemed like nothing just just a scratch from the skull of his dead enemy but in those days even a small wound could be deadly thanks to infections that spread quickly without proper treatment now
6:09 here's where things get ironic that tiny barely noticeable scratch soon became infected before sigur knew it the infection spread through his body Bringing Down the mighty Viking warlord who had killed so many enemies in a cruel twist of fate sigurd the mighty legendary Warrior was killed by a single tooth in the end sigurd's greatest enemy wasn't a warrior or a weapon it was a tooth it's a grim reminder that no matter how strong or powerful you are the smallest of things can sometimes bring you down and sometimes death has a strange sense of humor number six Tao brah in the 16th century there was a Danish astronomer who basically rewrote the grand old constellations Tao brah this guy was no ordinary man he had a
6:55 copper nose Yes you heard that right a copper nose wondering what happened to his actual human nose well let's just say he got it caught in a fight over a math argument and had it chopped off but despite his odd appearance Tao became popular for his thorough observations and cool astronomical gadgets and even earned the support of Kings his work laid the foundation for future discoveries even influencing none other than joannas Kepler but for all his Brilliance Tao's death was just as strange as his copper nose it wasn't a miscalculation of the stars or a failed Theory that killed him it was his bladder in 1601 Tao went to a Royal Banquet back then astronomers were like celebrities and getting invited to dinner with royalty was a big deal but
7:41 during the meal Tao needed to use the bathroom here's the thing in 16th century European courts it was considered extremely rude to leave a banquet before the king so Tao ever the noble guest decided to hold it in as the night went on Tao's discomfort grew but he still wouldn't excuse himself hours passed and eventually his bladder just couldn't hold it anymore The Strain caused it to burst open like an overfilled balloon leading to internal injuries Tao finally left the banquet but it was too late he suffered for 11 painful days before dying as 16th century medicine couldn't save him from such an injury in the end Tao brah a man who spent his life studying the universe was brought down by something as simple
8:27 as holding his PE its Cosmic irony right even those who reach for the stars are still stuck with basic human problems number five Pythagoras next up is a man whose name might just bring back memories of high school math Pythagoras you know the guy who came up with the Pythagorean theorem the one who made geometry a bit more complicated but besides being a mathematical genius Pythagoras was also known for some let's say strange beliefs one of his beliefs he was totally convinced that beans were were sacred Yes you heard that right Pythagoras believed that beans those little things we eat without a second thought had deep spiritual meaning some say he thought be contained Souls others say they represented life and death
9:13 either way Pythagoras was serious about avoiding beans now fast forward to his final moments it wasn't a math problem that killed him no it was his bizarre Bean belief Pythagoras found himself in a sticky situation he was being chased by enemies most likely iCal or philosophical Rivals who had had enough of his teachings desperate to escape he ran through the streets until he came upon a field and what was in that field you guessed it beans Pythagoras now faced a dilemma he could run through the bean field to save himself or stick to his belief that beans were sacred and Untouchable he was so devoted to his belief that he refused to run through the beans instead he stopped right there at the edge of the field his enemies quickly caught up with him and without a
9:59 single Bean being touched Pythagoras was beaten to death in the end the man who helped us understand the world through mathematics couldn't let go of a belief in the mystical power of beans number four edles our next story is about a philosopher who tried to prove his immortality in the most dramatic way possible by jumping into a live volcano his name was imped a Greek philosopher poet and let's be honest a bit of an oddball see AIC didn't just think he was a great thinker he believed he was more than human in fact he thought he was a God so if you think you're a God how do you prove it to everyone well in edac's case you do something no normal person could survive you jump into a volcano and demonstrate
10:46 your immortality to the world there he was standing at the edge of Mount Etna Sicily's fiery active volcano with a crowd gathered below waiting for something miraculous imp pedicles full of confidence jumped into the volcano certain his Godlike Powers would protect him but as you might have guessed things didn't go as planned instead of being lifted up into the heavens by the gods edles just died his body was swallowed by the lava and the only thing that came out was one of his bronze sandals floating up from the pit as a final reminder that nope edles wasn't a God in the end impac's dramatic attempt to prove he was divine became a lesson in arrogance he may have jumped into the volcano hoping to rise to the heavens
11:32 but all he left behind was a sandal proof that even the boldest actions can end in a totally ordinary way number three Milo of Croton the name Milo of Croton echoed through ancient Greece he wasn't just a wrestler he was a living legend a man whose strength was unmatched and whose victories in the Olympic Games made him a hero across the land Milo won six olympic titles in a row and his Feats of Strength were so incredible that people thought he was almost superhuman but despite his might Milo's death was far from glorious it was tragically ironic one day while walking through the woods Milo came across a large tree with a split trunk its massive form tempting him to show off his legendary strength instead of
12:17 using an axe Milo decided to split the tree with his bare hands he stuck his hands into the crack thinking he could rip the tree apart with sheer Brute Force at first it worked the wood started crack under Milo's immense power but then disaster struck the tree snapped back suddenly trapping his hands inside now Milo known for his ability to crush opponents with ease was completely helpless trapped by the very symbol of his strength and if that wasn't bad enough things got worse with his hands trapped in no way to defend himself a pack of wolves sensing an easy meal emerged from the forest Milo realizing the gravity of his situation struggled desperately but couldn't free himself unable to escape he could only watch as
13:03 the Wolves came closer the man who had dominated the Olympic Games and been celebrated for his might met his end in the most ironic way eaten by Wolves while trapped by his own power in the end Milo's greatest asset his Legendary Power was also his downfall he spent his life proving that nothing could stop him but it was the very strength that defined him that led to his tragic and ironic death number two chinu Wang imagine ruling over one of the greatest empires in history holding immense power and believing you could live forever only to be killed by the very thing you thought would Grant you immortality this is the story of chin Shu Wang the first emperor of China known for uniting China and leaving behind the famous Terracotta
13:49 Army Shinu Wong was obsessed with one thing above all immortality Shinu Wong wasn't just any Emperor after uniting China in 221 BCE he became obsessed with the idea of living forever he believed that since he had United the great Chinese Empire he should live to see its greatness for all eternity he surrounded himself with Alchemists and Scholars who promised him secret formulas to cheat death his obsession with immortality grew so strong that he sent expeditions across the land to find mythical Islands said to hold the elixir of Life eventually his advisers recommended something they were sure would work a substance called cinear a mineral form of mercury in ancient Chinese Alchemy Mercury was believed to have life extending properties and who was going
14:35 to argue with the emperor if Shinu Wong believed it then that's what he would consume so he started taking Mercury pills regularly convinced that with each dose he was one step closer to becoming a God but there was just one small problem Mercury is highly toxic over time the emperor's health started to get worse he experienced hallucinations mood swings and physical weakness yet continued to take the Mercury not knowing it was slowly poisoning him in 210 BCE while on a tour of Eastern China Shinu Wong suffered a severe collapse his body weakened from the mercury poisoning couldn't take it any longer and the Emperor who once ruled an empire fell for the last time the Emperor who tried so desperately to escape death had
15:22 sealed his fate with his own hand poisoned by the very substance he believed would make him live forever number number one Charles II of Nar Charles II of nvar had earned a rather fitting nickname Charles the bat and for good reason too this guy wasn't exactly known for his kindness or honesty his Reign was marked by betrayals cruelty and countless acts of treachery he stabbed so many people in the back literally and metaphorically that no one could have predicted just how bizarre and fitting his own death would be by 1387 Charles was old sick and no surprise not very well liked his enemies were callous but in the end it wasn't a rival or an assassination that got him it was something far more ridiculous his
16:08 doctors back then medicine wasn't exactly what we'd call Advanced in an attempt to treat his illness Charles's doctors came up with a rather unusual remedy they wrapped him in a cloth soaked in brandy thinking it would somehow help him recover that's right Brandy the stuff we drink they soaked the king in it and wrapped him up tightly like a medevil cocktail one night while the servant was tightening the cloth around him she accidentally brushed it against a candle Boom the Brandy soaked cloth instantly caught fire and before anyone could do anything Charles was engulfed in flames in a matter of moments Charles the bad became Charles The Roasted it's a horrifying way to die no doubt but with such a bizarre treatment it's also one of the
16:53 most absurd a king who had survived countless betrayals and political was brought down not by an assassin's blade but by his own doctor's Brandy soaked cloth and a servant's clumsy mistake
